Good Gear Guide - Battery RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/tag/battery/en-auThu, 03 Feb 2011 05:01:00 +1100iPad 2 and iPhone 5: What's coming?http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/375293/ipad_2_iphone_5_what_coming_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedKyle Wiens and his team at iFixit, a Web site that provides free repair manuals and advice forums, are some of the smartest Apple geeks around. They've taken apart countless iPhones, Macs and iPads to see what makes them tick-and, of course, to find out how to repair them.Tom KaneshigeThu, 03 Feb 2011 05:01:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/375293/ipad_2_iphone_5_what_coming_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHP Expands Battery Recall: Prevent Fire or Injuryhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/347526/hp_expands_battery_recall_prevent_fire_injury/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIf you have used a laptop computer, you are aware that they generate a substantial amount of heat. The battery is one of the components that generates the most heat, and in the case of specific batteries from HP, the heat may be enough to spark a fire or cause significant injury. That is why HP has expanded a recall to include an additional 54,000 batteries.Tony BradleySun, 23 May 2010 07:59:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/347526/hp_expands_battery_recall_prevent_fire_injury/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNASA: Spacewalking astronauts install battery on solar arrayhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/347489/nasa_spacewalking_astronauts_install_battery_solar_array/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedTwo NASA astronauts today installed two new batteries on the International Space Station's solar array, which should keep the orbiter powered up for years to come.Sharon GaudinSat, 22 May 2010 03:11:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/347489/nasa_spacewalking_astronauts_install_battery_solar_array/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPower up workouts! Nanofiber batteries charge as you movehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/336818/power_up_workouts_nanofiber_batteries_charge_move/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedScientists from University of California, Berkeley have developed fiber nanogenerators that could harness the energy of your everyday movements and convert it into an electrical charge. Does your smartphone need a midday charge? Just go out for a run!David AyalaFri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/336818/power_up_workouts_nanofiber_batteries_charge_move/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPanasonic's new battery designed with safety in mindhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/330841/panasonic_new_battery_designed_safety_mind/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPanasonic announced on Tuesday that the company has begun manufacturing a new, safer laptop battery, which will hopefully reduce the number of battery recalls we have seen in recent years.Chris BrandrickThu, 24 Dec 2009 02:16:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/330841/panasonic_new_battery_designed_safety_mind/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNew material aims to make lithium-ion batteries saferhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319836/new_material_aims_make_lithium-ion_batteries_safer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices.Dan NystedtFri, 25 Sep 2009 05:47:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319836/new_material_aims_make_lithium-ion_batteries_safer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedApple probes iPhone battery woeshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319405/apple_probes_iphone_battery_woes/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedContinued complaints by iPhone owners about fast-draining batteries have prompted Apple to ask some users to install power-logging software on their smartphones in an effort to diagnose the problem, according to messages on the company's support forum.Gregg KeizerTue, 22 Sep 2009 06:23:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319405/apple_probes_iphone_battery_woes/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedDuracell reveals wireless chargerhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/315796/duracell_reveals_wireless_charger/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBattery manufacturer Duracell have revealed their very own wireless charging device, dubbed 'myGrid'.Chris BrandrickSat, 22 Aug 2009 04:36:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/315796/duracell_reveals_wireless_charger/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeediPhone users harangue Apple over battery lifehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/310039/iphone_users_harangue_apple_over_battery_life/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReports that Apple's iPhones are draining their batteries so fast that some users can't make it through a workday without recharging likely point to a problem in the new iPhone OS 3.0 software, an Apple hardware repair expert said Sunday.Gregg KeizerTue, 07 Jul 2009 08:12:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/310039/iphone_users_harangue_apple_over_battery_life/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedZigBee develops standard for devices without batterieshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/309259/zigbee_develops_standard_devices_without_batteries/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard for products based on the wireless technology that can operate without batteries by harvesting energy from their environment, it said on Monday.Mikael RicknäsTue, 30 Jun 2009 04:03:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/309259/zigbee_develops_standard_devices_without_batteries/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIBM working on battery breakthroughhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/308639/ibm_working_battery_breakthrough/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIBM announced today that it is developing a next-generation rechargeable battery capable of storing 10 times more energy than today's top lithium-ion batteries.Sharon GaudinWed, 24 Jun 2009 07:09:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/308639/ibm_working_battery_breakthrough/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSony develops mercury-free alkaline button cellhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/306942/sony_develops_mercury-free_alkaline_button_cell/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSony has developed a new type of alkaline manganese button-cell that contains no mercury and will put it on sale later this year, it said Wednesday.Martyn WilliamsWed, 10 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/306942/sony_develops_mercury-free_alkaline_button_cell/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHP, Dell, Toshiba recall Sony laptop batteries againhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/265715/hp_dell_toshiba_recall_sony_laptop_batteries_again/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThree of the biggest laptop computer makers are recalling certain batteries because of a risk they may overheat and catch fire. Sony made the batteries and the recall mirrors -- yet appears a lot smaller than -- a similar one that occurred two years ago.Martyn WilliamsMon, 03 Nov 2008 07:34:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/265715/hp_dell_toshiba_recall_sony_laptop_batteries_again/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHP extends laptop battery life to 24 hourshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/259749/hp_extends_laptop_battery_life_24_hours/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHewlett-Packard (HP) will release a laptop next month that can run for to 24 hours using a high-capacity battery -- but only if it's running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.Jeremy KirkWed, 10 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/259749/hp_extends_laptop_battery_life_24_hours/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed